Set to a rhythmic soundtrack of clacking machinery, whirring drills and inflating tyres, bikes take shape at a factory run by Taiwan's Giant, which is leading the island's push to regain its crown as bike maker to the world.

Fans flew off store shelves and water fountains offered relief from the heat as temperatures soared in Europe on Monday, with officials urging vigilance ahead of even hotter conditions forecast later in the week.

A horse rearing in the crowd during "Caragol des Born", a mass gathering of horses and people swirling to the rythm of music during the traditional Festes de Sant Joan in Ciutadella on the island of Minorca.

Ekkapol "Coach Ek" Chantawong (C) of the "Wild Boars" football team offering food to a monk during a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the team's rescue from Tham Luang Cave in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province.